Former MP for Salford South
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that a, serious disturbance of the peace took place in Salford yesterday between the police and an unemployed demonstration, whether he has any statement to make on the matter, and whether in view of the present national situation and the necessity for avoiding conflicts of this character in this and...
Can the Under-Secretary give me any idea when, I shall be able to get the information from the Home Secretary?
39. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that considerable sums of money are lying in British banks as unclaimed bank balances; and whether, in view of the present financial stringency, he is willing to appoint a small committee to investigate the matter with the view to all unclaimed balances being taken over by the State?
Will the right hon. Gentleman give an undertaking or at least find out how much money is unclaimed in this way, and would this not give a real opportunity to the banks to practise the economies that are being practised by other people, instead of economising by giving other people's money to the State in this time of crisis?
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that when this matter was last before the House the present Prime Minister walked into the Lobby and voted in favour of this being done?
Is it in order for an hon. Member opposite to make imputations?
Before those questions were put the argument had been used on the other side about money going to America from cinemas. There is a great deal of truth in it, but you are not going to stop that process by taxing the poor people in this country. I regard this as purely an industrial ques- tion. This is a tax which immediately and in a large degree affects working men and women in this country...
I take it then that I cannot discuss the question of the 1½d. on 6d.?
